Recent Phishing Attempts
These are not legitimate e-mails. The ITS Department works to block senders as well as any external e-mail accounts referenced. Do not respond to suspicious emails. Instead, forward any potential phishing emails to abuse@cocc.edu.
February 23, 2024
This most recent phishing attack has included an image of an invoice from McAfee. This image makes it difficult to block using keywords.
January 8, 2024
Two recent phishing expeditions have seen widespread distribution in an attempt to harvest credentials, user names and passwords:
The first one is an offer of a "too good to be true" work from home opportunity. There is a link to a form where the attacker asks for login information;
The following "Office 365" phishing attempt is a scam where the sender tricks you into thinking you have two logins, and then are redirected to provide your username and password;
January 4, 2024
A recent phishing email was sent to us, and it looked like this:
The attached pdf, if opened, looked like this:
This led to a fraudulent website that was seeking to harvest credentials, and it looked like this:
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October 12, 2022: [SPAM]
September 22, 2022: Your package will be sent back !
September 21, 2022: Remittance Reference #.885382
May 18, 2022: Transcript for Faculty Re-Evaluation
May 16, 2022: INTERNSHIP POSITION
May 9, 2022: UNICEF INTERNSHIP POSITION
April 20, 2022: COLLEGE CENTRAL JOB
March 16, 2022: ADVERTISE WHILE DRIVING
March 16, 2022: COLLEGE CENTRAL JOB
March 16, 2022: VIRTUAL PA JOB
March 9, 2022: PERSONAL ASSISTANT POSITION
January 18, 2022: Part-time Pet Sitter Position
